| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Official Name: | Nyírgelse |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 1112[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 40.3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 4362 |
| Area Code: | 42 |
Nyírgelse is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
It covers an area of 27.610NaN0 and has a population of 1112 people (2015).[1]
The village was first mentioned in 1310, when it was being divided among members of the Gutkeled clan. The village's name appears to reflect a personal name origin, suggesting it had been settled long before 1310. By 1387, the village belonged to a member of the Kállay family named László.
As of 2023, the village had a total population of 1018. As of 2022, the town was 92.2% Hungarian, 0.5% Gypsy, 0.5% Ukrainian, and 1% of non-European origin. The remainder chose not to respond. The population was 41.8% Greek Catholic, 17.3% Reformed, and 8.8% Roman Catholic.[2]